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<h1><a href="../cli/npm-config.html">npm-config</a></h1> <p>Manage the npm configuration files</p>
<h2 id="synopsis">SYNOPSIS</h2>
<pre><code>npm config set &lt;key&gt; &lt;value&gt; [-g|--global]
npm config get &lt;key&gt;
npm config delete &lt;key&gt;
npm config list [-l] [--json]
npm config edit
npm get &lt;key&gt;
npm set &lt;key&gt; &lt;value&gt; [-g|--global]

aliases: c</code></pre><h2 id="description">DESCRIPTION</h2>
<p>npm gets its config settings from the command line, environment
variables, <code>npmrc</code> files, and in some cases, the <code>package.json</code> file.</p>
<p>See <a href="../files/npmrc.html">npmrc(5)</a> for more information about the npmrc files.</p>
<p>See <code><a href="../misc/npm-config.html">npm-config(7)</a></code> for a more thorough discussion of the mechanisms
involved.</p>
<p>The <code>npm config</code> command can be used to update and edit the contents
of the user and global npmrc files.</p>
<h2 id="sub-commands">Sub-commands</h2>
<p>Config supports the following sub-commands:</p>
<h3 id="set">set</h3>
<pre><code>npm config set key value</code></pre><p>Sets the config key to the value.</p>
<p>If value is omitted, then it sets it to &quot;true&quot;.</p>
<h3 id="get">get</h3>
<pre><code>npm config get key</code></pre><p>Echo the config value to stdout.</p>
<h3 id="list">list</h3>
<pre><code>npm config list</code></pre><p>Show all the config settings. Use <code>-l</code> to also show defaults. Use <code>--json</code>
to show the settings in json format.</p>
<h3 id="delete">delete</h3>
<pre><code>npm config delete key</code></pre><p>Deletes the key from all configuration files.</p>
<h3 id="edit">edit</h3>
<pre><code>npm config edit</code></pre><p>Opens the config file in an editor.  Use the <code>--global</code> flag to edit the
global config.</p>
<h2 id="see-also">SEE ALSO</h2>
<ul>
<li><a href="../files/npm-folders.html">npm-folders(5)</a></li>
<li><a href="../misc/npm-config.html">npm-config(7)</a></li>
<li><a href="../files/package.json.html">package.json(5)</a></li>
<li><a href="../files/npmrc.html">npmrc(5)</a></li>
<li><a href="../cli/npm.html">npm(1)</a></li>
</ul>

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